"Boss, just back down..."
Seeing that their boss had frozen in fright, one of his lackeys hurriedly tugged his shirt again and whispered a reminder.
Only then did the boss snap out of it.
His lips moved.
He wanted to admit defeat, but somehow, he couldn't get the words out.
He was the son of a Chunin!
Did he only dare throw punches at the weak?
In that single second, countless conflicting thoughts flashed through his mind.
His dad had told him, "You can do bad things when you're out, but don't go too far! You can bully the weak! But you can't only bully the weak!"
"If you don't dare bully the strong, then never bully the weak!"
His father's voice thundered through his mind!
His gaze hardened.
He looked Uchiha Gua straight in the eye.
The words that came out of his mouth nearly blew his lackeys' minds.
"So what!"
"So what if you're Uchiha Gua? So what if you're a genius who surpassed Kakashi? I won't be scared off that easily! You bastard! Don't underestimate the will of a Chunin's son!"
Those thunderous declarations seemed to drain every last ounce of his strength.
His legs were weak, but he remained standing.
At that moment,
some of the children thought their boss had gone mad, some felt he looked more imposing than ever, and most simply stood dumbstruck.
Boss, do you know who you're talking to?
Do you know what you're saying?
Gua was stunned too.
The will of the bully?
He blankly looked down at little Hinata, who had just climbed back to her feet. He wanted to say, Hinata, little sis, getting bullied by someone like this almost makes sense...
Hinata awkwardly brushed the dust off herself. Noticing Gua's gaze, she looked up at him.
When